Jon Jones is planning to fight again. For real, this time!
The light heavyweight great and current “undisputed” (they keep using that word) UFC heavyweight champion released a lengthy statement this week assuring his legion of loyal fans that “the story’s still being written.” This, despite Jones showing no sign of booking a fight since running over a retiring Stipe Miocic this past November at UFC 309 and definitely wanting nothing to do with interim—or as the MMA Fighting team refers to him, real—champion Tom Aspinall, who is waiting for the UFC to give him a 2025 assignment.
If the tone here is a tad glib, it’s only reflective of the growing consensus that whatever Jones decides to do next, it’s unlikely to be satisfying. All credit to Jones for his past accomplishments, he truly owes us nothing, but when it feels like you’re conspiring with the UFC to avoid arguably the biggest fight you could make in all of MMA today, well, people have a right to be irritated.
Don’t believe me? Check out what y’all had to say about Jones’ latest shenanigans.
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Suffice to say, when one of the most hyped MMA prospects ever falls flat, folks are going to have something to say about.
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Real talk: I have no idea who any of these people are that keep signing up to get knocked around by MMA fighters and I don’t think I want to know. Plenty of you feel the same.
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